he taught us that just being present, even if your silent, can indicate so much emotion. a director should never make the mistake of underestimating that. i love the tone he set on the set, and i will carry that with me for the rest of my life. tavis: is it possible that once you get the kind of a claim that you have, and everything you do is getting some sort of adelaide or nomination, is it possible that that gets in the way, doesn't put a level of pressure on you? does it change the way you make decisions? is there another side to it? >> the last time i was on your show, which was 2004, i would say that was the beginning of a very difficult time for me in my life and as a filmmaker. i would say the gift of that time for me, of struggling during the next few years until "the fighter" and this film, is that it made me a humbler person and brought me closer to the characters in my films to struggle. it made me know them better and more intimately. it may be just respect opportunity to do the work. i think at an earlier phase of my career, if i had been nominated, it would